'Bitter disdain persists': BJP slams Shashi Tharoor over Vande Mataram remark

NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday slammed Congress leader Shashi Tharoor for claiming that standing through the full rendition of Vande Mataram pushes the limits of human endurance.BJP spokesperson CR Kesavan said that Tharoor's remark was at odds with the sacrifices of the freedom fighters who gave their li

"I fear that the intent of the Bill, to promote greater respect for the National Song, will not be achieved, but its opposite may well be....," the Congress leader said

"All of us should take care, whether knowingly or unknowingly - and I don't believe he said it knowingly, nor is he likely to say it intentionally - to refrain from making such remarks," KC Venugopal said